I’d preferably use FF first then Opera then IE, in that order, and then Safari and other browsers…

On my machine, I have the following:
1) Firefox 3
2) Firefox 2
3) Opera 9.5
4) Opera 9.x (pre 9.5)
5) Safari 3
6) Internet Explorer 7
7) Internet Explorer 6

Then on my Ubuntu, I have:
1) Firefox 3
2) Firefox 2
3) Opera 9.5
4) Opera 9.x
5) Internet Explorer 7
6) Internet Explorer 6

I have to test the themes/skin I am creating or migrating over to a new platform on as many browsers as I can. Windows based and GNU/Linux based browsers also have differences. I wish I have a Mac to test also.

But when it comes to “money” and any other password security sensitive stuff, I use Firefox 2. Will use Firefox 3 once it is ready for public consumption.

But Yuga asked if Safari should be dropped altogether.. I disagree with the idea. Otherwise, we should all stop using computers, e-mail, and the internet because of insuffecient security against virus, spam, etc.

then again, who cares? i don’t see non-techie people freaking out about this which is probably a majority. same experience as lyle, i’ve forced my parents to use anti-virus, but then don’t care

Here’s a test to prove my point. Go ask any average internet user (by average, i mean your mom or any non-techie internet user) if they check for the https or padlock when using so-called “secure sites” using “secure browsers” and if they know what it means.

The fact that they don’t know it simply means that they don’t know how to use the technology. Any technology will all go to waste if the user can’t even begin to imagine how to use it.

It’s like saying, I’m gonna give my granny a kevlar vest so she won’t get killed when somebody tries to shoot her. How can the kevlar vest protect your granny when she can’t even figure out how to wear it?

Just my two cents. Oh and by the way, not a mac user here. I simply switch browsers ever so often (I have Firefox, IE7, Opera, and Safari on my Windows XP) so spare me the fanboy bashing.

I don’t think PayPal would be a big enough influence to really drop Safari usage. We all know how fanatic Mac heads are.

I don’t think it’s fair to drop safari just because it lacks security features. In the first place, how many paypal users actually are using the security features of these browsers?

I bet a majority of internet/paypal users don’t even know what the padlock icon and https mean when it shows up on their browser.